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if at that almost fatal crisis of the republic I exposed my life, in defence of
your ceremonies and temples, to the rage and arms of abandoned citizens; and
it at a subsequent time, when the destruction of all good men was aimed at
through my ruin, I invoked your aid, I recommended myself and my family to
your protection, I devoted myself and my life, on condition that it both at
that moment, and previously, and in my consulship, disregarding all my own
advantage, all my own interests, and all reward for my exertions, I strove
with all my anxiety and thoughts and vigilance for nothing but the safety of
my fellow-citizens, I might be allowed some day or other to enjoy my country
restored to me; but if my counsels had been of no service to my country,
then, that I might endure everlasting misery, separated from all my
friends;—I may be allowed to think this devotion of my life
accepted and approved by the gods, when I am by your favour restored to my
home.
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M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge, B. A. London. George Bell & Sons, York Street, Covent Garden. 1891.
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